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The French Paradox and the Conventional Wisdom on Saturated Fat
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Ancel Keys collected data that showed the French, who eat a lot of saturated fat and drink a lot of wine, have a low rate of heart attacks. Despite this, the conventional wisdom for most of the second half of the 20th century was that saturated fat caused heart attacks.
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In the second half of the 20th century, it was believed that saturated fat caused heart attacks, but Ancel Keys' findings on the French paradox show that a high-fat diet can lead to a low rate of heart attacks.
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French paradox
Summary
In the second half of the 20th century, it was believed that saturated fat caused heart attacks, but Ancel Keys' findings on the French paradox show that a high-fat diet can lead to a low rate of heart attacks. The French paradox is the observation that French people consume a lot of saturated fat and drink wine, yet have low rates of heart attacks compared to other countries.